Welcome Event for Director of Athletics Trev Alberts Set for Monday
Mar 16, 2024 | General
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – A Welcome Celebration for new Texas A&M Director of Athletics Trev Alberts will be held at the Kyle Field Hall of Champions (Entry 3) off Wellborn Road at 2 p.m. on Monday.
The general public is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the Stallings Garage, adjacent to the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, or in the West Campus parking garage.
Alberts was selected as the 17th director of athletics in program history by Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III last Wednesday.
A veteran administrator and College Football Hall of Famer, Alberts spent the last three years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Nebraska. He returned to his alma mater after spending 12 years at Nebraska-Omaha, guiding the university through a successful transition to the Division I level.
Through his time at Nebraska, Alberts helped navigate the ever-changing landscape of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) guidelines for the benefit of Nebraska student-athletes. He led the development of the N-Vest Nebraska program to award $5,980 per year to student-athletes who met academic benchmarks. Alberts also spearheaded a new 15-year multimedia rights agreement between Nebraska Athletics and Playfly Sports, an emerging leader in sports marketing, media and technology. The partnership is one of the nation's most comprehensive multimedia rights agreements and has a total value of $301 million for Nebraska over the life of the contract.
Nebraska's athletic achievements in 2022-23 included NCAA top-10 finishes by wrestling, rifle, bowling, women's outdoor track & field, men's gymnastics and men's indoor track & field. In all, 10 Husker teams posted top-20 national finishes, while the men's track & field team captured the Big Ten outdoor title.
Alberts' impact on college athletics stretches beyond campus. He is known as a respected leader at the conference and national level, serving on both the NCAA's Division I Football Oversight Committee and the NCAA Division I Competition Committee.
His tenure leading UNO athletics was marked by successes in competition and in academics; by transitioning the university's athletics programs to NCAA Division I in 2011; and by establishing new homes for many UNO athletics teams, including Baxter Arena, the Maverick Park Baseball/Softball Complex and the soccer pitch at Caniglia Field.
Alberts took the bold step in announcing that Omaha would reclassify from Division II to Division I in all sports in 2011 and simultaneously securing conference affiliation with the Summit League for all of the department's then-Division II programs. His vision for UNO's reclassifying teams was demonstrated even before the four-year transition period had ended. The Omaha baseball team won back-to-back Summit League regular season championships in 2013 and 2014, while the men's basketball team made its first Division I postseason appearance in 2014 with a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
During UNO's time in the Division I ranks under Alberts' tenure, the Mavericks had six teams and four student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Tournament, including hockey advancing to the Frozen Four in 2015 and men's soccer reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the spring of 2021. He also expanded opportunities, adding men's golf and men's soccer in 2011, and Omaha began a men's swimming & diving program in 2021-22.
In addition, Alberts and his team led Omaha Athletics into a partnership with Learfield, a national leader in the marketing of collegiate athletics, and developed Omaha Sports Properties. As the exclusive corporate sponsorship sales unit for UNO Athletics, Omaha Sports Properties further enhanced revenue and increased brand prominence locally, regionally and nationally.
As part of UNO's reclassification to Division I, Alberts oversaw the rebranding of UNO athletics with new primary and secondary logos and a greater focus on strengthening the Maverick brand both regionally and nationally.
As a student-athlete, Alberts was an All-American on and off the football field as a Husker Blackshirt. He was Nebraska's first Butkus Award winner in 1993, helping coach Tom Osborne's Huskers to an undefeated regular season and an Orange Bowl appearance against Florida State. A first-team All-American by every major publication in 1993, he was also the Football News National Defensive Player of the Year, the Big Eight Male Athlete of the Year and the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year. His No. 34 jersey was retired at the 1994 Red-White Spring Game. In 2015, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Off the field, Alberts earned the NCAA's highest honor, The Today's Top Six Award. A three-time Academic All-Big Eight honoree, he was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1993. He graduated from Nebraska before his senior season.
Alberts was the fifth pick in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts and played for the Colts until 1996. Following his NFL career, he served as an analyst on college and professional football games for major national networks, including ESPN, CNN/SI and CBS Sports Network.
Alberts and his wife Angela have three children – Chase (and his wife, Cassie), Ashtynne and Breanna. Trev and Angela have one grandson, Walker John.
The general public is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the Stallings Garage, adjacent to the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, or in the West Campus parking garage.
Alberts was selected as the 17th director of athletics in program history by Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III last Wednesday.
A veteran administrator and College Football Hall of Famer, Alberts spent the last three years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Nebraska. He returned to his alma mater after spending 12 years at Nebraska-Omaha, guiding the university through a successful transition to the Division I level.
Through his time at Nebraska, Alberts helped navigate the ever-changing landscape of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) guidelines for the benefit of Nebraska student-athletes. He led the development of the N-Vest Nebraska program to award $5,980 per year to student-athletes who met academic benchmarks. Alberts also spearheaded a new 15-year multimedia rights agreement between Nebraska Athletics and Playfly Sports, an emerging leader in sports marketing, media and technology. The partnership is one of the nation's most comprehensive multimedia rights agreements and has a total value of $301 million for Nebraska over the life of the contract.
Nebraska's athletic achievements in 2022-23 included NCAA top-10 finishes by wrestling, rifle, bowling, women's outdoor track & field, men's gymnastics and men's indoor track & field. In all, 10 Husker teams posted top-20 national finishes, while the men's track & field team captured the Big Ten outdoor title.
Alberts' impact on college athletics stretches beyond campus. He is known as a respected leader at the conference and national level, serving on both the NCAA's Division I Football Oversight Committee and the NCAA Division I Competition Committee.
His tenure leading UNO athletics was marked by successes in competition and in academics; by transitioning the university's athletics programs to NCAA Division I in 2011; and by establishing new homes for many UNO athletics teams, including Baxter Arena, the Maverick Park Baseball/Softball Complex and the soccer pitch at Caniglia Field.
Alberts took the bold step in announcing that Omaha would reclassify from Division II to Division I in all sports in 2011 and simultaneously securing conference affiliation with the Summit League for all of the department's then-Division II programs. His vision for UNO's reclassifying teams was demonstrated even before the four-year transition period had ended. The Omaha baseball team won back-to-back Summit League regular season championships in 2013 and 2014, while the men's basketball team made its first Division I postseason appearance in 2014 with a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
During UNO's time in the Division I ranks under Alberts' tenure, the Mavericks had six teams and four student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Tournament, including hockey advancing to the Frozen Four in 2015 and men's soccer reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the spring of 2021. He also expanded opportunities, adding men's golf and men's soccer in 2011, and Omaha began a men's swimming & diving program in 2021-22.
In addition, Alberts and his team led Omaha Athletics into a partnership with Learfield, a national leader in the marketing of collegiate athletics, and developed Omaha Sports Properties. As the exclusive corporate sponsorship sales unit for UNO Athletics, Omaha Sports Properties further enhanced revenue and increased brand prominence locally, regionally and nationally.
As part of UNO's reclassification to Division I, Alberts oversaw the rebranding of UNO athletics with new primary and secondary logos and a greater focus on strengthening the Maverick brand both regionally and nationally.
As a student-athlete, Alberts was an All-American on and off the football field as a Husker Blackshirt. He was Nebraska's first Butkus Award winner in 1993, helping coach Tom Osborne's Huskers to an undefeated regular season and an Orange Bowl appearance against Florida State. A first-team All-American by every major publication in 1993, he was also the Football News National Defensive Player of the Year, the Big Eight Male Athlete of the Year and the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year. His No. 34 jersey was retired at the 1994 Red-White Spring Game. In 2015, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Off the field, Alberts earned the NCAA's highest honor, The Today's Top Six Award. A three-time Academic All-Big Eight honoree, he was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1993. He graduated from Nebraska before his senior season.
Alberts was the fifth pick in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts and played for the Colts until 1996. Following his NFL career, he served as an analyst on college and professional football games for major national networks, including ESPN, CNN/SI and CBS Sports Network.
Alberts and his wife Angela have three children – Chase (and his wife, Cassie), Ashtynne and Breanna. Trev and Angela have one grandson, Walker John.
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